Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Only one arrest was made vesterday-G.
| G. Mansfield, by officer McNiff. for disturb
ing the peace.
Mrs. Kittie King has commenced suit for
a divorce from Bishop M. King. The
parties were married in this city in 1888.
Drainage claim warrants amounting to
SOL 900, in favor of Doane & Mclean,
were paid by the State Treasurer last Sat
day.
In Department One of the Superior
Court Yesterday NJ. T. Groeneveld was
granted a divorce from Margaret Greene
weld.
A number of Sacramentans left for st.
Louis last evening, via the Southern Pacific
and Atlantic and Pacific railroads to attend
the G. A. r. and w. r. G. encampment.
The express train from the East will be
hat late in its arrival this morning,
the first section reaching the city about 8
O'Clock. and the second an hour or two
later. The detention was east OF Ogden.
The yacht Anita arrived here from Oak
land Sunday night after trip of two days,
having on board Hon. George f. Whitney,
commander; Major Fred. E. Whitney,
Colonel Frank Soule and Captain S. Lee
febre
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was 60, being 10 cooler than the
normal for that day. The highest and
lowest temperature was S4o and 400, with
gentle to fresh and brisk TO gentle northerly
winds. Weather clear.
The " boom" has struck the County
Hospital, and a new floor is being laid upon
the porch around the structure In a
short time cement floor will be laid in
the cellar of the institution, which COM
prises about l 900 square feet.
The Chilean residents of the city had
grand time yesterday, celebrating the ami
versary of the independence of Chile. Sa-
lutes were fired at sunrise, noon and sunset.
banquet was enjoyed and the celebra-
ton terminated with grand ball.
B. Nelligan, State Organizer, formed
local branch of the Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners in this city last Satur-
day evening, with good membership. 1t
is the fifteenth organization of the kind eff
fected since last January in California.
Philip Van Marens residence, about
twelve miles from this city on the Auburn
road, was burned, together with its con-
tents, last Friday night, during the absence
OF the family. There was an insurance of
$3.50, which covers but a small portion of
the loss
There were SO many East-Dound passen |
gers last evening that the express was sent
from this city in three sections-twenty
eight cars altogether. The large travel was
owing to the number of delegates and their
friends going to the G. A r. Encampment
at st. Louis.
The shell game " men found that they
were likely to get into serious trouble if they
operated in this city any longer, and it is un-
derstood that they will suspend business"
for few days at least. They have proba
bly, got some other device that will serve
their purpose nearly as well.
Ben True, ex-City Marshal of Chico, who
is now in the employ of the Southern Pa
cific Company, has been detailed to assist
Deputy Sheriff Lee in maintaining order and
assisting the travelling public at the depot
IN this city during the fair. Sheriff Drew
has appointed him as one of his special
deputies.
The Chinaman who was recently thrown
out of wagon at Twenty-ninth and p
streets and badly hurt, has been removed
from the County Hospital by his cousin"
and is now auartered in Chinatown. 1t
will be several months before he RECEIVERS
from his paralysis, if he ever does, and his
removal is good thing for the county.
Last evening about the time of the ar
llSdk Vi Iut JtO lIdlu ilofu can II IduClSCO,
J. H. Carroll's horse and phaeton disap-
peared from the depot. where Mrs. Carroll
had left the horse hitched while waiting for
the train. The police were notified. and
about two hours later officer Ash found the
property at the depot, some one having
taken it, enjoyed ride and returned it.
Some of the Bay papers do not speak
very highly of Romeo Barry's umpiring of
the game between the Haverlys and Green
hood & Morans at San Francisco on Sun
day. They seem to forget that he has had
but very little experience, and conse-
quently cannot be expected to be as prompt
and accurate as veteran. The same
papers recently gave Sheridan blowing
up" also, and yet he is the most salts
factory man in the position on the coast |
Might it not be as well to tone down the
senseless putting and abuse OF players and
umpires INDUCED in to such nauseating
extent of late? and would it not also be as
well to deal gently with those players who
may fail when they do their best to make
difficult play, which a record player"
would not attempt for fear of making an
error?